92 ai research scientist jobs at 50 companies in Novato, CA
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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Lead AI Research Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead AI research scientist to define a 24-month roadmap, mentor 10+ researchers, publish papers, and partner to productionize prototypes.
PyTorch, JAX, LLM frameworks, CUDA
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AI Research Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Strong ML fundamentals; experience training large models; RL/RLHF/RLAIF; ability to work across research and engineering.
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AI Research Scientist, CoreML - Monetization AI
Sunnyvale or Bellevue or Menlo Park or New York
$154k-$217k/yr HybridFull Time
PhD or Masters in AI/ML; extensive NLP/RL research; publications; Python and PyTorch; work authorized in country of employment.
Python, PyTorch
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Staff AI research scientist
San Francisco or Seattle or New York City or Austin or Chicago or London
$234k-$296k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years ML research experience with LLM pre-/post-training, strong publication record, Ph.D. or equivalent, expert in post-training methods (SFT, RLHF, RLAIF, DPO), Python and PyTorch/JAX proficiency, experience shipping production models.
Python, PyTorch, JAX
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Senior AI Research Scientist – Foundation Models & Agentic AI
Charlotte or San Francisco or West Des Moines or Irving or Tempe or Saint Louis or Minneapolis
$139k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOEMaster's degree in a quantitative field and 4+ years quantitative analytics experience; expertise in foundation models, LLMs, agentic AI, modern ML frameworks, GPU infra, and a strong research publication/engineering record.
GPT-4, BERT, LLaMA, Claude, PyTorch, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, GitHub Copilot, AWS, GCP
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Senior/Principal AI Research Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
$210k-$350k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years ML research experience; fluency in PyTorch or Jax; experience with large-scale training and tools (e.g., Ray, Megatron-LM); expertise in EDA, feature engineering, model development/deployment; strong programming skills.
PyTorch, Jax, Ray, verl, Megatron-LM
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AI Research Scientist/Manager - Spatial Reasoning
San Mateo or San Francisco or California
$200k-$385k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Conduct research in spatial reasoning, 3D/geometric understanding, and physical reasoning; fluent in Python and ML stacks such as PyTorch or JAX; strong research/engineering record; experience with CAD/point clouds/meshes a plus.
Python, PyTorch, JAX, CAD
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Research Scientist, AI
Redwood City, California, United States
$150k-$350k/yr HybridFull Time
PhD in computer science or related field or equivalent experience; significant experience building scalable DL systems; strong engineering; comfort with ambiguity; strong communication.
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AI Research Scientist (Robot Learning)
San Francisco or Zurich
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEPhD-level background in CS/Data Science/Robotics (or equivalent), 3+ years training generative models, 4+ years Python development, project supervision experience, and fluent English.
Python, ROS2
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Research Scientist
San Francisco or San Jose
$121k-$239k/yr OnsiteFull Time
PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML or related fields; strong publications; excellent communication and teamwork.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, JAX, Large-scale training
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Research Scientist
San Francisco or New York
$100k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Extensive experience in automated reasoning, AI for code analysis, MSc/PhD in CS, publications or artifacts, independent work, mission-driven.
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ML Research Scientist (MLRS) - Generative AI
San Francisco or New York City
$165k-$259k/yr HybridFull Time
Industry research experience (post-degree), demonstrated research impact (publications or released models), proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks, strong interdisciplinary communication, and experience collaborating on multi-person research projects.
Python, PyTorch, JAX
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Principal Research Scientist - AI Scaling & Optimization
San Francisco or Mountain View
$270k-$350k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lead a research team focused on foundation model efficiency, scalable ML systems, and optimization; strong Python and PyTorch programming; proven research impact.
Python, PyTorch
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People Research Data Scientist, AI Fairness & Bias
San Francisco or New York City or Seattle or Washington
$198k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Experienced data scientist or applied researcher with deep expertise in algorithmic fairness, bias measurement, evaluation design, and strong proficiency in Python/R and SQL; able to design audits, build evaluation pipelines, and advise stakeholders.
Python, R, SQL, Fairlearn, AI Fairness 360
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Research Scientist - Frontier Benchmarks
Redwood City or Palo Alto or San Francisco
$200k-$325k/yr HybridFull Time
Experience in AI/ML evaluation, NLP or related fields; strong communication; PhD preferred; cross-functional collaboration; startup environment.
Python, Pytorch, TensorFlow, NLP
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Staff Applied Research Scientist
Menlo Park, California, United States
$236k-$339k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEPhD or equivalent research experience in CS, 8+ years applying TCS to large-scale systems, expertise in formal methods, distributed systems, software engineering, and practical AI/ML; track record of publications or OSS contributions.
Iceberg, Polaris, Snowpark, LLMs
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Applied AI Scientist
Tel Aviv or Foster City or Plano or Toronto or Vancouver or London or Amsterdam or Tbilisi or Medellin
HybridFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering (AI focus), 3+ years AI/ML engineering experience, production deployment of agentic AI systems, proficiency with Python and SQL, LLMs, RAG and vector DBs, cloud deployment (AWS preferred).
Python, SQL, AWS, LLMs, RAG, vector databases
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Founding Research Scientist, Human Simulation
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Strong research track record in AI, LLMs, post-training, RLHF, behavioral modeling, or simulation. Founding role; ability to define problems, scope programs, and communicate clearly.
Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, RLHF, Evaluation, Simulation
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Data Scientist / AI Scientist – AI for Aging Research – Zhou lab
Novato, California, United States
$80k-$130k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BS/MS/PhD in a quantitative field; strong background in computer vision, deep learning, AI methods; experience in analyzing complex datasets; ability to work in multidisciplinary team; strong communication skills.
Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Diffusion Models, Multimodal / Foundation Models, Generative AI, Data Analysis, Big Data, Research Computing
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Open Call – Research Engineer / Scientist
San Carlos, California, United States
$250k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Demonstrated exceptional technical achievement (e.g., first-author publication, prototype, or founding a deep-technology venture) and ability to translate research into working systems; deep expertise in robotics, AI, controls, sensing, materials, manufacturing, or related fields preferred.
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